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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 14th 2026
5.05: ROCKY’S DIAMOND (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 5.40: BOB THE BUILDER – EW – (EOIN STAPLES (5)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 6.15: CHASING BLUES (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 6.50: RARE TIMES – EW – (JJ SLEVIN/MAGS MULLINS) 7.25: TREACYS ELLA (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.55: RYANS SON – EW – (EOGHAN FINEGAN (5)/LIZ DOYLE) 8.25: MOUNTAIN SKY (JOHN…
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Selections for Cork – Aug. 14th 2026
4.53: SOUTHERN BOULEVARD (COLIN KEANE/GER LYONS) 5.28: SIMMERING SEAS (TERRY CASEY (7)/DANNY MURPHY) 6.03: MADAM SECRETARY – EW – (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 6.35: SINDAGAN – EW – (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.10: CAUGHT U SLEEPING – EW – (COLIN KEANE/NOEL MEADE) 7.45: GARDEN PARTY (RYAN MOORE/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 8.15: GLAMAZON – EW – (SHANE FOLEY/JESSIE HARRINGTON)
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Nearly shooting the light out of the sky
St Peter’s B…6-09 Moynalvey…4-10 While a lot of places were agog with talk about solar eclipses, astrology and the likes and a few bored souls switched the indignation metre to uber righteous because a few kids wanted to get selfies and/or autographs during a once in a lifetime opportunity in Croke Park, the Minor footballers…
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Fine comeback gets Dunboyne off on a winning note
St Peter’s…4.15 St Ultan’s/Cortown Gaels…2-14 Having lost out narrowly to long standing rivals St Colmcille’s in the Div. 1 MFL Final, the black and ambers will have justifiably high hopes of being right in the mix of contenders for the Delaney Cup a little further on down the road. However, while a seven point victory…
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Selections for Tramore – Aug. 13th 2026
5.11: LUKERS TIPPLE (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 5.46: KASPER HAUSER (CAL HOGAN (5)/KEVIN COLEMAN) 6.18: JOHNNY RAMBO – EW – (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/DONNACHA DUGGAN) 6.48: RIGHTFOLKSPLEASE (KEVIN HEALY (7)/DECLAN QUEALLY) 7.18: EARLY DAWNING (DANNY MULLINS/WILLIE MULLINS) 7.48: PRINCESS FELICIA – EW – (PETER SMITHERS (5)/HARRY KELLY) 8.18: THISISTHEWAY – EW – (GEORGIE BENSON (7)/YVONNE LATTA)
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Whatever about a Picnic in a field, here’s one FOR a field
It seems poignantly apt for what I have long dubbed the mud bath Ulster Final of 1993 between Derry and Donegal to be at the forefront of thoughts here only days after one of the greatest combatants therein was taken from this life long, long before his time. Now, though there’s no concrete evidence available…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Aug. 12th 2026
2.22: CONTRITE – EW – (COLIN KEANE/DERMOT WELD) 2.52: NOT YOU TOO – EW – (DONOGH O’CONNOR/MICHAEL O’CALLAGHAN) 3.22: ALFRED TENNYSON (CHRIS HAYES/DENIS HOGAN) 3.52: LEMISERIBAT (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 4.22: WAR ROOMS (COLIN KEANE/ GERRY KEANE) 4.52: GLIONDAR (DYLAN B. MCMONAGLE/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 5.22: SHE’S IDEAL – EW – (SAM COEN (5)/ADRIAN MCGUINNESS) 5.52: NIBRA’S…
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Mr Liam O’Neill – iar Uachtarain C. L. G. (RIP)
Co bhron a chroi orm nuair a fuair me an nuacht ar bas an tUasal Liam O’Neill, iar Uachtaran Cumann Luthcleas Gael i rith na seachtaine. It was with very deep sadness I learned of the passing of former GAA President Mr Liam O’Neill during the past week. He was 70 and his death came…
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Donegal All Ireland winner tragically passes away
BREAKING NEWS Some desperately sad news emerging tonight – former Donegal footballer James McHugh has tragically lost his life in a road traffic accident in Co Cavan. His wife Noreen has been airlifted to Beaumount Hospital in Dublin, such were/are the seriousness of her injuries. A third person involved in the collision was brought to…
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Selections for Ballinrobe – Aug. 10th 2026
5.26: NOD OF APPROVAL (SIMON TORRENS/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.57: HOW’S ELLIE (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 6.27: CHEMDAWG (PHILIP ENRIGHT/OLIVER MCKIERNAN) 6.57: MAX MERIDIUS – EW – (DANNY MULLINS/TOM MULLINS) 7.27: KILLOWEN HOUSE (JACK GILLIGAN (5)/PAUL GILLIGAN) 7.57: GAINSVILLE (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 8.30: PILGRIM’S WALK (ROSS SUGRUE (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL)
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